[Fwd: removing drive letters in windows xp]

From: Joe Farruggio (joseph.farruggio_at_verizon.net)
Date: 02/23/04 

Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 13:06:12 +0000

I have multiple operating systems ( on different partitions) on my
system ( Windows 98, Windows XP , Linux, OS/2 and ECS). Window 98 did
not see the partitions that were not formated as fat or fat32. Windows
XP sees these partitions as unformatted ones. Will i destroy these
partitions if i delete the drive letters under win xp or will the other
operating systems still see them?

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Multiple Versions at Boot
    ... counting of your hard drives begins with zero. ... partitions starts with one on each hard drive. ... the Microsoft operating systems that you have installed, ... read this part of the online version of the Windows XP Professional Resource ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: fat32 formatting
    ... However, Windows Partition Wizard ... won't let me format any partition larger than 32GB with FAT32. ... If I use FAT32 partitions, I will run out of drive letters (I've got ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics)
  • Re: How do I format large external usb hard drives as FAT32?
    ... >> formating as FAT32 with My Computer, Explorer, Microsoft ... > You will need to format them from a Windows 9x PC, ... system of the NT family *will* allow FAT32 partitions greater ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers)
  • Re: Too large filesystem?
    ... giving it the type b (FAT32). ... Windows limiting FAT32 partitions to 32MB) ... also need to use a different LBA type than smaller extended partitions ...
    (alt.os.linux.suse)
  • Adding new HDD to system using dual boot
    ... Using FDISK, I partitioned the drive into 5 partitions, C,D,E,F,G, ... Also, when I look at the drives after starting XP, all drive letters are ... C:\ = "Microsoft Windows" ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics)
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